Sam Smith Become The First Artist To Sell 1 Million Copies In The UK And US

Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour passed the 1 million landmark in the UK during the past 24 hours, making it only the second artist album to reach the landmark this side of the Atlantic.

Sam Smith, a breakout singer of 2014, has become the first artist to sell a million albums in both the United Kingdom and the U.S. this year.

The Official Charts Company announced the achievement on Thursday, shortly after Smith’s “The Lonely Hour” passed the 1 million landmark in the U.K., and Nielsen Music confirmed it sold over a million copies in the U.S., too.